40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time C'mon get sad: the best of punk rock's moody younger sibling It's been more than 30 years since punk rock's confessional, diaristic, heart-on-sleeve offshoot "emo" came screaming from Washington, D.C., and around a decade since its commercial peak. But emo is having a moment in 2016 thanks to Panic! at the Disco scoring their first Number One album, Dashboard Confessional serving as the basis of a Jeopardy! question, and "fourth wave" emo bands like Title Fight and Into It. Over It. becoming the toast of music sites. Here are the best albums from the fragile genre where being sad makes everyone so, so happy. 40. The Used, 'In Love and Death' (2004) Utah's the Used blasted on the scene with a more tragic, dark brand of emo with singer Bert McCracken screaming raw, violent explorations of self-abuse, loneliness, suicide and death. "Take my hand/Take my life," he screams at the top ...
